The Redesigned YOS and COS are Live!

The Redesigned YOS and COS are Live!

The Redesigned YOS and COS are Live! 31 August, 2020 The day has arrived! The newly redesigned YOS and COS are live across the BBBS network! Over the past eight months, the YOS/COS redesign team has published a lot of information to help you get ready for this day....
YOS and COS Optional Question Sets

YOS and COS Optional Question Sets

YOS and COS Optional Question Sets 21 August, 2020 The redesigned YOS and COS offer BBBS agencies something they have never had before – a say in exactly what question sets are asked to their agency’s Littles. While all BBBS agencies will be required to administer a...
YOS and COS Go-Live Preview

YOS and COS Go-Live Preview

YOS and COS Go-Live Preview 13 August, 2020 When we think of a new system or process “going live,” we often imagine scenarios involving dramatic and immediate change. And much of the time this is an accurate representation of a go-live. Consider the typical go-live...
YOS/COS Training Overview

YOS/COS Training Overview

YOS/COS Training Overview 30 July, 2020 In addition to redesigning the content of the BBBS outcome surveys, the YOS/COS redesign team has developed an extensive new survey training program. Let’s take a look at what this new training program will look like and when it...
The Agency Task Force Experience

The Agency Task Force Experience

The Agency Task Force Experience 23 July, 2020 The redesigned YOS and COS will be revealed to the BBBS network on August 5, 2020 and will go-live in Matchforce on August 31, 2020. These events are the culmination of over five months of intense work led by a diverse...
How We Got Here

How We Got Here

How We Got Here 18 June, 2020 Later this summer, the Big Brothers Big Sisters network will begin using redesigned versions of the Youth and Child Outcome Surveys (YOS and COS). By the time these new surveys go live in late August or early September, their redesign...